For Immediate Release
Saturday, November 7, 2026
NSIC Media Relations
Tournament Website

BURNSVILLE, Minn. - The 2026 NSIC Volleyball Tournament pairings have been determined following the conclusion of the NSIC regular season schedule.  The top eight teams from the NSIC Volleyball Standings advance to the single-elimination tournament. The quarterfinals will be hosted at the top four seeds on Tuesday, November 10 at 6 p.m. and the semifinals/championship matches hosted at the highest remaining seed. The semifinals/championship matches will take place on two consecutive days between Friday and Sunday, November 13-15 with the dates of competition determined by the host institution following the quarterfinal round.

Wayne State (19-1) won the 2026 NSIC Regular Season Championship and will be the top seed taking on eighth seeded Augustana (12-8).  Concordia-St. Paul (17-3) is the two seed and will host seventh seeded Jamestown (12-8). Southwest Minnesota State (15-5) is the third seed and will host sixth seeded Minnesota Duluth (14-6) while fourth seeded Northern State (15-5) will host fifth seeded St. Cloud State (14-6).

Tiebreakers:
- SMSU earned the third seed over NSU via point rating system
- SCSU earned the fifth seed over UMD via point rating system
- UJ tied AU in the point rating system, UJ earned the seventh seed via its head-to-head win in the single match played with AU

The winner of the NSIC Tournament will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Central Region Tournament.

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men’s league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women’s league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 27 team national championships and crowned 128 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

About NCAA Division II

The NCAA, the national governing body for college athletics, is a volunteer association of more than 1,000 colleges and universities that classify their athletics programs in one of three membership divisions. The 300+ institutions in NCAA Division II support a balanced approach in which student-athletes can earn scholarships based on their athletic ability, pursue their desired academic degree, and participate in all the campus and surrounding community have to offer. Division II student-athletes annually graduate at rates higher than their student body peers, and they have access to the best championships-participant ratio among the NCAA’s three divisions. Division II gives student-athletes the unique opportunity to compete in the classroom, on the field, in their career, for their causes, and on their terms. For additional information, visit NCAA.org.